Windsor Girls’ School

14 December 2018

Windsor Castle Christmas Performances Over the last few years we have been very fortunate to develop a close relationship with Windsor Castle. The relationship has afforded our students some wonderful opportunities such as playing for the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal family. This Christmas has been no exception, with students from both Windsor Girls’ and Boys’ performing in the State Apartments during the recent ‘Princess and the Pantomime’. The performance was a tribute to the pantomimes performed by Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret during the Second World War, when they were evacuated to Windsor Castle. Members of the public and the Royal Household enjoyed our students’ musical performances as well as watching the wonderful performance of ‘Aladdin’. Students have also been busy carol singing and performing in Windsor town centre. We are really proud of their contributions to the school and the wider community, they are a credit to the school.

Dear Parents and Carers There have been a number of activities taking place this week. Year 11 were pleased to have finished their Internal Examinations and to submit their applications for the Sixth Form. We will be sharing their results with them at the end of our first week back. Interviews for the Sixth Form will take place in Term 3. We were pleased to dispatch our final UCAS applications this week, and it is pleasing to see that so many students are holding offers from their chosen universities. For students still waiting to hear back from universities, we hope you hear soon, but remember, some universities will wait until the final deadline of 15 January before making any offers. On Wednesday this week, we had a whole school Christmas lunch. This was very popular with students and staff who enjoyed a full turkey or vegetarian Christmas dinner, and a dessert of chocolate mousse, brownies and mince pies. Tables were set with table cloths and crackers, and Christmas music in the background made for a great atmosphere. This has quickly become a new Windsor Girls’ School tradition. Our annual Carol Concert takes place on Tuesday next week, at Holy Trinity, Garrison Church in Windsor. This whole school event is always a wonderful way to end the term and you will find more information later on in this newsletter. The students involved in the choir and band have had so many commitments over the last few weeks and will also be performing at the Windsor Boys’ School Carol Concert on Wednesday. They have done a great job. We will end Term 2 on Wednesday, 19 December, with students and staff wearing Christmas jumpers for charity, the newly formed staff band performing at break one, and the staff pantomime, before the early finish at 12:45pm. Mr P Griffiths and Mrs E O’Carroll

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Key Dates

Carol Concert Tuesday 18 December

Term 2 Ends Wednesday 19 December

Christmas Wednesday 19 December Jumper Day Term 3 Starts Monday 7 January

DofE Prize Evening Thursday 31 January

Year Information

Year 9 Preparations for the Mock Magistrate’s Competition begin on Tuesday, 8 January, at Break 2 in Room 18. Inoculations will take place on Thursday, 10 January. Please bring in any outstanding medical forms. Year 10 There will be a pre-departure meeting on Tuesday, 8 January, from 6:30 to 7:15pm. Year 11 Year 11 return to lessons next week; following their GCSE internal examinations. Examination results will be shared during the first week of term 3, on 11 January. Year 11 Catering students will be visiting Borough Market on Wednesday, 9 January.

The school Carol Concert will take place on Tuesday, 18 December.

Term 2 ends on Wednesday, 19 December. Students are invited to

wear a Christmas themed jumper and non-uniform during the final day.

School will finish at 12:45pm on the final day of term. We will be

collecting donations for the British Heart Foundation, with a suggested

donation of £1.00.

SIXTH FORM

Year 13 reports will be coming home next week. If there are any questions, please direct them to the subject teacher in the first instance. We are pleased that all UCAS applications have now been submitted. Some students may be invited to candidate days and interviews over the next few months. Some universities will wait until the formal deadline of 15 January before issuing offers. However, if a student has any concerns please see Mrs Saunders or Mrs Stafford-Allen. Year 13 Subject Evening takes place on Tuesday, 15 January, between 4:00pm and 7:00pm. Students have been given appointment sheets and have been asked to approach their subject teachers to arrange an appropriate time.

Festive Music

Just a few photographs of our musical students out and about this

Christmas season. As you may recognise, they have been performing in

Windsor Castle, Centrica, Daniels and for local MP Adam Afriyie. We

look forward to next week’s Carol Service where they will be showcasing

their talents further.

Festive Baking

Interact Tombola

Today, Interact had their second ever fundraising event! To celebrate the Christmas season, Interact organised a festive Tombola and we managed to fundraise over £250! There were various exciting prizes ranging from a £30 Daniels voucher, a Nando’s voucher and a Creams voucher, to

bath bombs and chocolate! All donations are being equally divided between our two chosen charities: Electric Eels and MemaTanzania. MemaTanzania is an organisation providing girls in rural Tanzania with both an education and reusable sanitary products. They are paving the way to ending period poverty sustainably. Electric Eels is a local swimming group, based at Windsor Leisure Centre, which provides a safe and friendly environment for young people, over the age of 8, with Down syndrome, to swim either as a beginner or competitively. Both our charities are attempting to make a permanent, positive change and your donations today hopefully not only provided you with an exciting prize but also the comfort of knowing you’re helping make this change. I just want to personally thank everyone who helped or contributed today as I know this could never

have happened without you! Interact looks forward to continuing this fundraising success in the new year. Have a lovely Christmas holiday! - Aliya Prichard-Casey - President of Interact, Year 12

On Wednesday, Aspriring High met for a talk from Paul Butler, a lecturer at Brunel University. He talked to us about his time working for Sky as a motion designer, and the different careers available within this industry. As part of the session, we designed either an advert for Sky's new Bond channel or a title sequence for the X Factor. After this, we had to present back to the group. The meeting was interesting and interactive, and gave me a lot of information about a growing industry I knew very little about. - Anna Foskett, Year 12

Aspiring High Dr Haynes, Miss Pearce and myself were incredibly proud of our Aspiring High students on Wednesday evening - engaged, alert, full of exciting ideas, they listened carefully to the brief set and fulfilled it incredibly well - every single group. The quality of the presentations was high, and students are showing how quickly they are learning how to present their ideas and engage with their audience. We were especially glad that so many Year 11s in attendance, in spite of their internal examinations, showing excellent time management skills. Well done to everyone! We look forward to our first session back on 14 January, which is looking at what students can do now to give themselves the best chance to access the top universities. - Mrs Jenkins

Big Questions

Yet again, we broke our records for attendance for our Christmas debate – ‘What do we most hope for at Christmas?’ Some of our hopes were really deeply thought through and, for me, were quite moving. Pete Mathew, from Windsor Fellowship Church, sold his concept of hope in the meaning of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus, reminding us of the original meaning of Christmas. We hope that all our students will have a very happy Christmas, with peace, relaxation and enjoyable times with family and happy family reunions. - Mrs Jenkins

Students participated in the “electrifying” edition of the Science Club this week. The programme included all things Christmas and we started with a challenge when the students were to light a Christmas LED using just a piece of paper, soft pencil and a battery! The students all took on the challenge and not only manged to light up the room with colourful LEDs, but also proved to have a lot of imagination trying to design different versions of the experiment! This week we also had Mr Stevenson (Computer Science) kindly join us to showcase the BBC micro:bit - a tiny programmable

computer, designed to make learning and teaching easy and fun! The Club had a lovely atmosphere and plenty of famous Christmas tunes. We look forward to new editions of the Science Club next term. - Ms Zarzecka

Science Club

Friends of Windsor Girls’ School Windsor Girls’ School is proud to announce that we have launched The Friends of Windsor Girls’ School, a parents’ and carers’ group aimed at creating a sense of community, hosting fun activities, and doing a bit of fundraising for the little extras for the school. The Friends of Windsor Girls' are looking for donations of any Windsor Girls' School uniform or PE kits that may no longer be of use to you. Donations can be dropped to the Main Office. If you would like to join the parents’ group please e-mail La Dawn Clare-Panton for more information: ladawnclarepanton@hotmail.com. The next meeting will be held at Windsor Girls' School on Monday, 21 January, at 7:00pm.

Duke of Edinburgh Award Prize Evening will be held on Thursday, 31 January 2019. The Evening is to celebrate the Year 11 and Year 12 students who completed their Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards last year. Further information on the Evening to follow.

D of E Prize Evening

The Baby Bank Windsor Appeal

Thank you for all the wonderful donations for this year’s Christmas charity appeal. Local charity, The Baby Bank, supports local families and children by putting together packs of clothing and other useful items and gifts. The charity were delighted with our donations when they collected them this week. The Student Leaders have done a great job in promoting the appeal in school and were on hand to pack the items ready for them to distributed to those in need this Christmas.

Lost Property We currently have a number of items in Lost Property which are not named. We endeavour to return all named items to students. Please ensure that all uniform and PE items are named.

Christmas Lunch

A fun filled Christmas lunch was enjoyed by students and staff on Wednesday. The lunch kicks off our whole school festive activities which include the carol concert on Tuesday, 18 December and Christmas jumper day on the last day of term, Wednesday, 19 December.

RUGBY will be played in PE lessons next term so students are reminded that they will need boots and a gumshield. There will be the following fixtures: U15 Berkshire tournament at Reading Rugby Club Wednesday 16 Jan Wednesday 23 Jan Wednesday 30 Jan Wednesday 6 Feb U15 and U18 match vs Courtis High School (a touring team from Canada) at Windsor Rugby Club Wednesday 13 March The after school rugby club will continue after school on Tuesdays from 3:15 – 4:15pm, starting back up on Tuesday, 8 January, led by Windsor RFC Head Coach and maths teacher at WGS, Mr Andrews

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WINDSOR GIRLS’ SCHOOL

An Outstanding School

Imperial Road Windsor Berks SL4 3RT

Telephone: 01753 795155

Windsor Girls' School is a Teaching School with NLE/NSS designation.

We are currently recruiting:

Examination Invigilators

Invigilators are used for both internal and external examinations (GCSEs and A levels). Days and hours worked are flexible and training will be provided. Paid by the hour: £10.46

How to apply:

Please access the application form and Job Accountability on our website www.windsorgirls.net and email your completed application form to Tracy Burfoot, Head's PA, burft001@windsorgirls.net

CVs on their own will not be accepted

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All

posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applications will be considered on receipt

Examination Invigilator Vacancy

WINDSOR GIRLS’ SCHOOL

An Outstanding School

Imperial Road Windsor Berks SL4 3RT

NOR: 720 Sixth Form: 200+

Ages: 13-19

Telephone: 01753 795155

Windsor Girls' School is a Teaching School with NLE/NSS designation.

Teaching Assistant

Required for start 07 January 2019

20-22 hours a week term time only

Salary £18283 - £18695 (pro rata)

You would join a small friendly team dedicated to student support. Previous experience in a second-ary school would be an advantage.

Windsor Girls' School was graded as outstanding in all categories by Ofsted in 2013. You would join us at an exciting phase as we move from outstanding to exceptional.

See our website www.windsorgirls.net for the Job Accountability and Application Form. Return by email to Tracy Burfoot, PA to the Headteacher at burft001@windsorgirls.net or by post to the school.

Applications will be considered on receipt

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Teaching Assistant Vacancy